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The heroes of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, with support and coordination from the Joint Operations Command and the International Coalition forces, successfully eliminated the terrorist Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay'i, known as (Abu Khadija),
Shia al-Sudani wrote in a statement shared to X Friday morning
After the strike, CENTCOM and Iraqi forces moved to the strike site and found both dead ISIS terrorists,
Central Command said
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Abu Khadijah was one of the most important ISIS members in the entire global ISIS organization
General Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of the US Central Command, said
We congratulate Iraq, the Iraqi people, and all peace-loving nations on this significant security achievement.”
He added
As the Emir of ISIS’ most senior decision-making body, Abu Khadijah maintained responsibility for operations, logistics, and planning conducted by ISIS globally, and directs a significant portion of finance for the group’s global organization,
CENTCOM said
Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed. He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters" in coordination with the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government
On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote
Throughout history, Baghdad and Damascus have been the capitals of the Arab and Islamic world, sharing knowledge, culture and economy,
he saidThe Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,
Sudani wrote in a statement on X,
Security is a shared responsibility,
al-Shaibani told a news conference alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in BaghdadWe are ready to reinforce cooperation with Iraq in the fight against Daesh [an Arabic acronym for ISIL] along the whole length of the border. Terrorism knows no borders,
the official INA news agency reported